Percy Birch
Percy Birch (1860 – unknown) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Percy Birch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1860[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stoke Priory | |||
| 1883–1885 | Stoke | ||
| Cobridge | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Birch played for Stoke Priory before joining Stoke in 1883. He played in the club's first competitive match in the FA Cup against Manchester where he kept goal in a 2–1 defeat.[1] He stayed at Stoke until the end of the 1885–86 season where he played in two more FA Cup matches.[1] He later went on to play for Cobridge.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | FA Cup | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1883–84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884–85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1885–86 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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